Matthew Roth Archives: 08/2011

Yesterday the news broke that Jake Shields’ father and manager Jack Shields had passed away. He had been Jake’s mentor and coach since he took…

Kurt Angle is an extremely talented wrestler and one of the greatest pro-wrestlers of all time. However, for the past couple of years he’s continued…

This weekend was one of the most memorable I can remember since watching MMA. From the fantastic finishes to the crowd reminding me of my…

It is very rare we see a fighter clear out their division in any combat sport. It’s even rarer for a fighter to do it…

UFC 134 was awesome! The fights were INSANE! The crowd was INSANE! The commentary was good, but not insane. With the card in the books,…

I was sitting at home enjoying some ghetto caipirinhas (rum, lime club soda, lime fla-vor ice popsicle) getting psyched on the fights. Well as the…

Anderson Silva is the best. That’s really all you can say about the guy. He’s the best fighter in MMA of all time and after…

PARABENS BRASILEIROS! PARABENS RIO! BRASILEIROS PRIMERO LUTADORS! BOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Okay, got that outta my system. Mauricio Rua has been constantly dealing with nagging knee injuries since…

Talk about an unexpected fantastic fight. Prior to this evening I figured that Edson Barboza was going to win by a complete route and finish…

Remember what I said about Stanislav Nedkov silencing the Brazilian crowd with that knockout over Luis Cane? Yeah, didn’t last long. The Brazilians were incredibly…

Talk about a predictable yet surprising finish. Luis Cane was once considered a top light heavyweight prospect when he entered the UFC. He then got…

The first round of this fight was dictated by Thiago Tavares who utilizes his vastly improved wrestling to continuously get the fight to the ground.…

Entertaining first round which saw Assuncao and Eduardo trading punches and kicks on the feet. Assuncao got the fight to the ground and was working…

This fight was incredible. Erick Silva took two of Luis Ramos’ leg kicks before throwing a monster overhand right that landed flush on the jaw…

Alcantara came forward and swarmed with knees and punches. Arantes fired back with a punch that landed cleanly to the chin. Arantes threw leg kicks…

On the feet Yves had the clear advantage. He was throwing nice kicks and keeping the fight at a distance. Loveland caught a kick to…

In less than 3 hours, the Facebook portion of the prelims will kick off with a fight between Yves Jabouin and Ian Loveland, which coincidentally…

Tonight HD Net will be airing Shooto Brazil: Fight for BOPE at 10pm ET. Join us tonight for a discussion and play by play of…

The UFC 134 weigh ins had perhaps the most electric atmosphere in UFC history. The Brazilian fans know that this event is unofficially Brazil vs…

Mauricio Rua has made a major change in his camp for his rematch against Forrest Griffin. For his UFC career he has spent time training…